AIMS Program 2014

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Ibaraki University

Tokyo Metropolitan University

I am pleased to introduce to you a new collaboration between three Japanese Partner

Universities ( JPU) and seven ASEAN affiliated universities in the implementation of the AIMS

Program at each university.

Through this multicultural collaboration we will strive to foster talented persons with

specialized knowledge to contribute to the global community. In addition, we aim to solidify the

foundations of exchange study, provide an opportunity for students to gain international

experience and broaden their understanding of ASEAN region and, most of all, enhance

future friendships that transcend our national borders.

We look forward to meeting you all on our campuses and wish you a pleasant stay in Japan.

Masaomi TSUTSUMI, Ph.D Program Director Vice President for Public Relations and International Affairs Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Greetings from Dr. Tsutsumi

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Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)

A university with 140 years of history and the first in Japan to

focus on education and research in both fields of agriculture and

engineering, TUAT offers two courses for AIMS Program:

(1) Advanced Environmental Agriculture and Food Technology

Course, which aims to provide educational programs on advanced

agricultural science and engineering concerning sustainable food

production, natural resources management and environmentally

harmonized technology; and

(2) Environment-Friendly Technological Innovation Course,

which aims to think and develop new technologies that balance

environmental consideration with value creation.

Both courses are designed to foster globally active leadership

who understands the current challenges in the ASEAN region

and in Japan. Students are expected to lead collaborations

through technological innovation and value creation in the field

of environment and natural resources.

ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AGRICULTURE AND

FOOD TECHNOLOGY COURSE

Introduction to Food and Agricultural Science

Principles and Potentials of Agribusiness

Food Science

Structures and Environment for Bio-Productions

Environmental Plant Ecology

Food Safety and Zoonosis

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Principles of Soil and Water Engineering

International Development in Rural Areas

Sustainable Agriculture - Concept, Theory and Practices

Experiment Course on Food Production and Agro-Environment

Student Research in each Specialized Field

ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGICAL

INNOVATION COURSE

Focus: Chemical Engineering

Separation Process I

Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

Chemical Reaction Engineering

Chemical Engineering Laboratory

Physical Chemistry for Engineer

Optimisation in Chemical Processes

Focus: Mechanical Systems Engineering

Control Engineering

Engineering Component Design

Mechanics of Machines and Vibration

Numerical Methods

Mechanical Systems Experiment II (Laboratory)

Mechanical Systems Laboratory Project

Advances in Mechanical Systems

Focus: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Communication Electronics

Control System

Microprocessor and Microcontroller

Numerical Methods

Power Electronics and Drives

Electronic Engineering Laboratory

Focus: Computer and Information Sciences

Artificial Intelligence

Signal Analysis and Pattern Recognition

Logic Design and Computer Architecture

Research Activity in a Specific Area

Advanced Computer Mathematics

Advanced Information Theory

AREAS:

- Agriculture

- Food Science and

Technology

AREA:

Engineering

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REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE COURSE

Adaptation to Environmental Change & Disaster Risk

Regional Environmental Management

Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences

Environmental Conservation Agriculture

Field Experimental works

Special Lecture on Regional Sustainability I & II

Seminar on Regional Sustainability Science

Lab Works in Regional Sustainability Science

The three Japanese Partner Universities working with the seven AIMS Affiliated Universities to

introduce educational program to foster human resources towards solving challenges concerning

the conservation of our environment and economic development.

Ibaraki University (IU)

Located in the Kanto Plain, that faces the Pacific Ocean, Ibaraki University

was established in 1949. As a base of academic culture, the university

strives to achieve the creation, accumulation, systematization and

transmission of "Knowledge". Ibaraki University has diverse educational

programs and facilitates high-level research that contribute to world peace,

welfare and coexistence with nature. As part of the AIMS Program, Ibaraki

University offers Regional Sustainability Science Course which is an

inter-disciplinary field intended to foster specialists in sustainability science

who will contribute locally and internationally to building a sustainable

society. We will offer education and training to develop specialists who

possess advanced expertise in specific areas and who comprehensively

understand the complex relationship between humans and the environment.

Environment adaptive technologies to

realize a safe regional planning and

sustainable agriculture

AREA:

Agriculture

・Agribusiness and farm environment

management, food safety and processing

technique for a sustainable food production

・Innovative Technology to balance value

creation with environmental consideration

Utilizing strengths of each partner university to create educational programs that contribute to solving global challenges

Thailand

Kasetsart University

King Mongkut’s University of

Technology Thonburi

Indonesia

Bogor Agricultural University

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Institute of Technology Bandung

Malaysia

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH TOURISM COURSE

Transport Planning and Management for Tourism Promotion

Regional Environmental Studies

Environmental Ecology I

Environmental Ecology II

Town Planning in Tourism

Tourism Theories and Practice

Tourism Theory II

Tourism Informatics

Regional Environment Science: Practical Field Training

Exercise on Town Planning in Tourism

Exercise on Geographic Information Science for Tourism

Nature- and Culture- based Tourism Science Seminar I

Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU)

Founded in 1949, TMU is operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

TMU offers Regional Development with Tourism Course in the Division of

Nature- and Culture-based Tourism, the Faculty of Urban Environmental

Sciences. The mission of our division is to provide students with a place to

learn and together develop a new tourism science that incorporates

physical methods such as geography and ecology; urban engineering

methods including transportation planning, urban planning, conservation

and utilization of historical heritage; and also information science methods

such as identifying and promoting new attractive tourist destinations.

Our instructors’ expertise in various specialized areas well represents the

characteristics of the division and department as a tourism-related track in

the Science and Engineering Faculty and graduate school. The division is

structured according to two pillars – culture-based tourism, which applies

the engineering approach, and nature-based tourism, which applies the

scientific approach – linked by the tourism policy and information.

Promote technologies for

sustainable use of natural and urban

environmental assets for

tourism purposes, based on the

theory and practice of tourism

AREA:

Hospitality

and Tourism

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Pre-Arrival

e-learning

・Explanation of each courses

・Life in Japan

・Japanese Studies

Buddy system

Matching students with experience

abroad and prospective students

from AIMS Partner Universities

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3 –13

Week 14

Return

Follow-up

・Deliver a joint newsletter of 3 JPU

・Invite exceptional graduates of this

program to lecture at 3 JPUs campus

・Establish an alumni association

Review:

Wrap-up studies of assignments and study tours

・Workshop with Japanese students

・Visit local companies and Tsukuba Research

Facilities

・Presentation of Results

・Conclusion Ceremony (Awarding Certificate of

Completion and Academic Records)

Specialized Course

・Experiments and practice

・Field Work

・Lab work

* Emphasis on Practical Sciences

* Select from a wide range of subjects

through an interdisciplinary curriculum

Common Course: Fundamentals of Agriculture, Engineering

and Regional Development

・International Environmental Agriculture

・IT Literacy

・Intro to Sustainable Engineering

・Overview of Regional Sustainability Science

・Tourism in Japan

・Japanese Regional Geography

Pre-training

・Basics on daily life in Japan

・Japanese practice

・Japanese Topography

・Excursions:

Visit Ookunitama Shrine and other shrines and temples, Akihabara,

Asakusa, etc.

Schedule for Inbound Students

Moving among TUAT,

TMU in a camp study

format

Advance to respective courses

Camp Study (Ibaraki University)

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Eligibility and

Admission

Process

Financials

Tuition fees

All tuition fees will be waived for students of designated partner universities.

Airfares, visa, health check-up

Should be arranged by home university. Host university is responsible

for airport pick up to ensure safe arrival to respective campus.

Health Insurance

Students are responsible for their own health insurance; home university

will help students find valid international health insurance.

Students are also encouraged to enter health insurance recommended

by host university at own expense.

Accommodation

Host university will provide rooms in accordance with university policy for international students,

unless other arrangements are made. Note: students are responsible for their own meals.

Monthly allowance

Home universities will provide monthly stipends in accordance with their

local policy. Students are responsible for expenses exceeding their

monthly stipends.

Excursion fees

Students are responsible for additional fees associated with

excursions activities or field trips.

Eligibility

◇ Must be fulltime student (minimum Yr.2) at time of application. ◇ Must pass screening procedures of home university and recommended by Dean of Faculty.

◇ Must be proficient in English communication and TOEFL score of 500 or equivalent.

◇ Must be a student of university affiliated to the AIMS network which has an agreement with one of the Japanese Partner Universities (TUAT, IU or TMU). Please refer to the International Office of your home university for more information on the AIMS network and the cooperation agreements with other universities.

Admission Process

Selection and screening test will be done

by home university. Japanese contact

offices will only handle applications after

they have been recommended by home

university.

Visa Process

Host university will issue a “Letter of Acceptance” necessary for visa application to enter Japan. International office at home university will assist with this procedure. Eligible students must have a valid passport with expiry date of more than 6 months from the date of entry to Japan.

Credit Transfer All units offered at the three Japanese partner universities will be eligible for credit transfer at the applicant’s home university. Please confirm with your home university office for details of courses and syllabus.

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contact offices of three Japanese Partner Universities

For further inquiry please visit the websites of our respective universities.

College of Agriculture

Dr. Nobuo SAKAGAMI, AIMS Program Coordinator

Planning Division

Mr. Kazuhiro YAMAUCHI, Division Head

Tel: +81-29-888-8664

aims-task@ml.ibaraki.ac.jp

http://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/en

International Affairs Office

Ms. Yoko HIKIDA, Director

Ms. Ryo MIZUTA, Mr. Linh NGUYEN, Ms. Ana FURUKAWA, International Exchange Coordinators

Tel: +81-42-367-5821

aims@cc.tuat.ac.jp

http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~intl

AIMS Program Office

Mr. Toshio KIKUCHI, Mr. Naoaki FURUKAWA, AIMS Program Coordinators

Tel: +81-42-677-1111 Ext.5636

aims@tmu.ac.jp

http://www.tmu.ac.jp/english/